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SEDIMENT OXYGEN DEMAND AND STOICHIOMETRY OF IRL NUTRIENT FLUXES
(2020-12)Eutrophication of coastal systems has become a prominent global issue with a variety of detrimental effects, one of these being the shift in the composition of phytoplankton communities often promoting harmful algal blooms ... -
Development of a Deformation-Based Structural Health System with Contactless Sensors and Machine Learning for Health Characterization and Failure Prediction
(2020-12)This dissertation presents the design and development of a structural health monitoring (SHM) system specifically tailored for transportation infrastructure components, such as bridges. The proposed system collects data ... -
Flight Tests of Trajectory Energy Management Systems Using a Vertical Takeoff and Landing Vehicle
(2020-12)The rise of new aircraft propulsion methods (e.g. powered by batteries, fuel cells or hybrid electric systems), the increased use of automated and integrated flight control systems, and the envisioned use of personal ... -
Feedback and Social Comparison: The Effects of Comparing One's Performance to the Group
(2020-12)Although feedback has been shown to improve performance, few studies have examined the effect of feedback containing information on peer performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of feedback on ... -
Analysis of Sex Offender Subgroups Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Second Edition- Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)
(2020-12)The current study aimed to expand the existing literature on sex offenders with regards to personality and psychological dysfunction, by comparing specific subgroups of sex offenders using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality ... -
Real-Time Action Classification using Intermediate Skeletal Pose Estimation
(2020-12)The topic of Human Action Classification has attracted significant interest these past years, which can be attributed to the advancements in deep learning methodologies. Its applications range from robotics to surveillance ... -
Communion, Agency, and Authenticity: How Gendered Expectations Influence Trust in Leaders
(2020-12)While there are a great many benefits to increasing female numbers in leadership positions, organizations still struggle to find a place for women leaders. More research is required to examine leader skills and mechanisms ... -
Development of NIRS Based Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Regulation Assessment
(2020-12)Alterations to cerebral blood flow (CBF) have been implicated in diverse neurological conditions, including mild traumatic brain injury, microgravity induced intracranial pressure (ICP) and intraocular pressure (IOP) ... -
The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adulthood Eating Disorders: When Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy
(2020-11)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2020c) estimated that approximately 3.7 million children experience childhood sexual abuse (CSA) every year in the United States. CSA is a significant issue associated ... -
The Negative Effects of Interruptions on Job Performance and Affective Well-Being
(2020-12)Workplace interruptions are an increasingly prominent and potentially consequential issue. Most studies have found that interruptions can have serious negative consequences for both job performance and affective well-being. ... -
Optimal Onboard Renewable Energy Charging Method to Improve Micro-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Deployment Life
(2020-12)This study is an investigation of various methods for recharging a micro autonomous underwater vehicle (μAUV) onboard using renewable energy sources while deployed at sea. The goal of this project is to determine the optimal ... -
Where is My Mind? The Who, What, and Where of Mind Wandering at Work
(2020-12)Mind wandering is a phenomenon often tackled by cognitive psychologists and overlooked by organizational psychologists, despite numbers suggesting that disengaged employees cost organizations $550 billion a year. Mind ... -
Home Automation System by Voice Commands
(2019-12)The Home Automation System is one of the most important technologies that are used by humans for controlling electrical devices to reduce manual efforts in their daily tasks. The home automation system by voice has the ... -
The Role of Injury Type (Concussion versus Orthopedic), Coping Style, Depressive Symptomology, and Neurocognitive Functioning in Predicting Student-Athlete Injury Rehabilitation
(2019-11)Objectives:To examine the role of injury type, coping style, depressive symptomology, and neurocognitive functioning in student-athlete injury recovery Method: Eighty-two (54.9% male; 45.1% female) students, aged 18-25, ... -
The Role of Athletic Scholarship on Suboptimal Performance in Baseline Concussion Testing
(2018-12)Objective: To date, there is a very limited amount of research regarding the topic of sandbagging (i.e., intentional poor performance) during concussion baseline testing in a collegiate athlete population. It is known that ... -
Parent Reported Executive Functioning Does Not Predict Memory Dysfunction in Pediatric Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(2018-08)Objective: Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children are vulnerable to executive functioning and memory difficulties. The interaction between EF and memory is important to consider as EF ... -
Geolocation Based on Signal Level Measurement and Time Advance Inside the Network
(2020-05)The increasing demands for location-based services in recent years led to provide accurate location information inside the network. The applications for location-based service are assisting emergency request, fraud defense, ... -
Self-Reported Malingering: Prevalence, Strategies, and Decision Making
(2019-01)Objective: Malingering is intentional fabrication or exaggeration of physical or mental symptoms for the purpose of gaining an external incentive, whether it be for a reward or a gain of some sort or avoidance of an unwanted ... -
APPLICATION OF CLASSIFICATION IN MACHINE LEARNING: AN ANALYSIS OF HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SYSTEMS SAFETY
(2020-08)Highway-rail grade crossing accidents are the second leading cause of fatalities within the railway transportation industry. Highway-rail grade crossing fatality statistics have failed to improve over the last decade, and ... -
Application of Neural Networks for Solving One Dimensional Inverse Heat Conduction Problems with Surface Ablation
(2020-08)Thermal protection systems (TPS) are critical for space vehicles to keep them safe against extensive aerothermal heating, particularly during the atmospheric entry. Ablative materials burn away gradually when subjected to ...